BP has removed chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect, the company said on Tuesday, citing governance and conduct issues just months after the executive was appointed to help oversee a strategy overhaul.
The oil company, which in February 2025 announced a plan to refocus its business back on fossil fuels and away from renewable energy, also named Meg O’Neill as its fifth chief executive in six years at the end of last year.
In a statement on Tuesday, BP said its board unanimously decided that Albert Manifold should no longer serve as chairman and director, effective immediately.
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“This is due to serious concerns raised by the board regarding important standards of governance, oversight and conduct,” BP said.
“Albert helped bring a welcome focus and pace to BP’s transformation. However, the board was surprised and disappointed to learn of failures in governance oversight and conduct issues deemed unacceptable, and took decisive action,” said senior independent director Amanda Blanc, who had overseen Manifold’s appointment in October.
A BP spokesperson declined to provide further details.
